as in mind
one's internal sense of right and wrong
Her conscience told her to find the lost wallet's owner.
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Recent Examples of conscience
What matters is that people are free to participate in religious exercises as their consciences direct.
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Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Things move along, Mickey dies and dies and dies until, accidentally, he is somehow printed twice, and Mickey 18 comes into the picture, a person who sees things differently, wants a different life and serves as the flip side of Mickey 17’s conscience.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Texas law allows children to get an exemption from school vaccines for reasons of conscience, including religious beliefs.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
This injustice weighs on my conscience as a doctor.
—Christine Lopez, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
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Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Things move along, Mickey dies and dies and dies until, accidentally, he is somehow printed twice, and Mickey 18 comes into the picture, a person who sees things differently, wants a different life and serves as the flip side of Mickey 17’s conscience.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Texas law allows children to get an exemption from school vaccines for reasons of conscience, including religious beliefs.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
This injustice weighs on my conscience as a doctor.
—Christine Lopez, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
Noun
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The Backlight was the first piece of hers that blew my mind.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Badgers, meanwhile, had been on fire lately and had ascended to a bona fide Final Four contender in the minds of many.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Both Ford and Mirren warn that Whitfield’s endless means and lack of morality will continue to bring a different kind of beast to the Duttons’ doorstep.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The morality of being a missileer – and minister David Feddern was also a missileer here in Echo-01.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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The storied manufacturer faced criticism for what many saw as slipping standards on its production lines in recent years.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the death chamber, Sigmon will be strapped to a chair and have a hood over his head and a target over his heart.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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In late January, an EKG and check-up showed his heart was operating normally.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2025
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And Blue voiced the character named Kiara, who is the daughter of both.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The hit Netflix comedy has tapped Leighton Meester to guest-star during Season 2 as the middle-school nemesis of Kristen Bell’s character, Joanne, the streamer announced on Thursday.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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